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STATISTICAL    HISTORY 


V 


OF    THE 


CLASS  OF  1842,  DARTMOUTH  COLLEGE, 
jfor  jftftj)  fears, 

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WITH    A 


REPORT   OF  THE   REUNION    OF   SURVIVORS 
AT   COMMENCEMENT, 

THE    FIFTIETH  ANNIVERSARY    OF   GRADUATION, 

June   28,  29,  and   30, 

1892. 


CAMBRIDGE: 
JOHN    WILSON    AND    SON. 

1892. 


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Dartmouth  College, 


CLASS    OF    184£. 


NAME. 


Age  at 
Graduation. 


Died. 

Age. 

1880 

Yrs. 
59 

1849 
1890 
1885 
1888 

24 
78 
63 
68 

1886 

76 

1853 

32 

1888 
1855 

71 
35 

1867 

45 

1886 
1887 

6G 
74 

1887 

Go 

1876 
1886 

58 
70 

1887 

73 

1850 
1887 

29 
67 

1847 
1869 

2b 

49 

1886 

68 

Age  of 
Survivors. 


-a 
u 

o 


A.  T.  Akerman  . 

J.  P.  Averill  .     .  . 

B.  W.  Bali     .     .  . 

G.  B.  Barrows  .  . 
J.  S.  Barrows 

Simon  Barrows  .  . 

William  Barstow  . 

S.  M.  Blanchard  . 

H.  B.  Bradshaw  . 

James  Breck .     .  . 

L.  F.  Brigham    .  . 

H.  L.  Bullen  .  .  . 
Benjamin  Butler 

William  Clark    .  . 

R.  W.  Clarke      .  . 

J.  H.  W.  Colby  .  . 

G.  P.  Comings  .  . 
Charles  Cummings . 

Charles  Cutter    .  . 

Hosea  Davis .     .  . 

Aaron  Day     .     .  . 

C.  E.  Dearborn  .  . 

A.  L.  Dibble  .  .  . 
David  Dirnond    .  . 

D.  t .  Drew  .  .  . 
AVilliam  P.  Eastman 
Caleb  Emery      .  . 

D.  W.  Fessenden  . 

B.  F.  Flanders  .  . 
L.  T.  Flint  .  .  . 
John  Giles  .  .  . 
R.  G.  Graydon  .  . 

E.  C.  Hardy  .  .  . 
Allen  Hazen .  .  . 
J.  W.  Ilemmenway 
Timothy  Hill  .  . 
H.  C.  Hobart  .  . 
A.  E.  Hodgdon  .  . 
D.  E.  Hoskins  .  . 
A.  W.  Hovey  .  . 
J.  L.  Hunt     .     .  . 


Yrs. 

23 
25 
19 
19 
17 
30 
19 
22 
24 
22 
22 
21 
22 
22 
2G 
21 
21 
25 
20 
25 
22 
21 
20 
23 
22 
28 
29 
20 
26 
24 
25 
22 
28 
19 
21 
23 
2G 
20 
22 
2:5 
21 


Mos.    Days. 

4     25 


Yrs.     Mos.  Days. 


9 
5 
6 
11 
2 


3 

8 

11 

9 


10 

11 

5 

5 

10 


27 
3 
8 
4 
2 


9     22 


21 

8 

11 

26 


10     13 


1 
24 

3 

16 

3 


0  23 

4  8 

0  13 

6  11 
4 


2 

2 

8 

2b 

10 

12 

15 

4 

1 

2 


4 

2 

4 

9 

3 

6 

5 

9 
10 
10     13 

4  12 

5  0 

10  24 
0  0 
5  o 
2  8 
0     25 

11  2G 


io 
69 
69 


74 
72 

72 
71 

72 

76 

71 
75 

70 


71 
73 


79 

76 

72 
69 


9     27 

5  3 

6  8 


8  8 
11  11 

9  26 

10  13 

11  24 
5  3 

10  3 

0  23 

4  8 


4  2 

2  8 

3  12 

5  4 

10  13 

5  0 

'(»       5  0 

r3     1 1  20 


868048 


Dartmouth  College.  —  Class  of  184: 


NAME. 


Age  at 
Graduation. 


Died. 


A(iE 


Age  of 
Survivors. 


J.  P.  Jones  .  . 
F.  R.  Lord  .  . 
C.  F.  Low .  .  . 
F.  II.  Muzzy .     . 

S.  G.  Nash    .     . 
Hiram  Orcutt     . 
Moses  Parker     . 
Royal  Parkinson 
O.  G.  Peabody    . 
J.P.Perry    .     . 
W.  G.  Perry  .     . 
J.  D.  Philbrick  . 
LaFayette  Ranney 
Truman  Rickard 
Edward  Rogers  . 
J.  S.  Sanborn 
Winthrop  Sargent 
J.  0.  Shattuck    . 
J.  G.  Sherburne 
Socrates  Smith  . 
Samuel  Souther . 
S.  J.  Spalding     . 
Ivan  Stevens 
S.  J.  Stevens 
J.  W.  Tarlton     . 
T.  W.  Tilden      . 
P.  P.  Todd     .     . 
S.  B.  Twitchell  . 

B.  H.  Twombly 
John  E.  Tyler     . 
J.  B.  Upham  .     . 

C.  A.  Walker      . 
George  Walker  . 
A.  S.  Warner 
Sylvanus  Warren 
C.  P.  Washburn 
R.  H.  Washburn 
Milton  Wason    . 
J.  C.  Weston       . 
M.  H.  White  .     . 
O.  C.  Wright      . 
Alanson  Wilkins 
William  Wood    . 
J.  S.  Woodman  . 
Jonathan  Wyumn 


Yrs. 

23 
20 
23 
29 
20 
27 
20 
25 
20 
23 
18 
24 
22 
28 
20 
23 
19 
29 
21 
28 
23 
21 
20 
20 
25 
25 
23 
26 
21 
22 
22 
21 
18 
23 
20 
20 
20 
25 
24 
24 
24 
20 
23 
22 
25 


MoS.  Days. 

2  7 
17 
16 
25 


I 

5 
5 
2  26 


4 
11 
7 
2 
4 
11 
1 


4 

1 

5 

11 


6 

11 

10 

4 

7 

4 

1 

5 

6 

1 

11 


27 
29 
22 
7 
7 
9 
3 


10  14 


16 

8 

29 

22 


9  17 

6  10 

0  14 

4  4 


19 
23 

7 
11 
15 
11 

3 
14 
21 
17 
27 


2  29 


23 
24 
26 


3  27 


13 

12 
28 


10  18 
3   0 


28 

2  1 


Average  . 


Yrs.   Mos.  Days, 

23   3  13 


1873 
1874 

1888 


1882 
1862 
1886 

1886 
1883 
1861 
1856 

1877 

1868 

1869 
1864 
1892 
1880 
1875 
1883 


1855 

1878 

1883 

1888 

1878 
1853 
1887 

1877 

1878 

isc,:) 
1887 
1871 


Yrs. 

51 

55 
75 


65 
40 

67 

67 
63 
47 
34 

58 

45 

55 
45 
71 
58 
53 


39 


62 
63 

56 

31 
64 

.V.) 
60 

11 
68 

51 


Yrs. 

73 


70 

77 
70 


69 


71 


75 
73 

71 


Mos.  Days. 

2   7 


2  26 

4  27 

11  29 


68  11 


11  22 
6  10 


7  15 

4  11 

5  14 
1  17 


73  9  23 

75  5  13 

74  10  18 

75  4  5 


Yrs.  Mos.  Dayi 


Dartmouth  College. —  Class  of  1842. 
Deaths  in  Order  of  their  Occurrence. 


Year. 

No. 

NAMES. 

Age. 

Pbofessiov. 

1847 

1 

A.  E.  Hodgdon 

25 

Lawyer 

1849 

1 

J.  S.  Barrows 

21 

Physician 

1850 

1 

J.  W.  Hemmenway       .... 

29 

Lawyer 

1853 

2 

J.  H.  W.  Colby 

32 

Lawyer 

C.  P.  Washburn 

31 

Lawyer 

1855 

2 

Aaron  Day 

35 

Teacher 

S.  B.  Twitchell 

39 

Physician 

1856 

1 

Edward  Rogers  ...... 

34 

Lawyer 

1861 

1 

T.  Rickard 

47 

Physician 

1862 

1 

0.  G.  Peabodv 

40 

Lawyer 

1863 

1 

A.  AVilkins 

41 

1864 

1 

S.  Souther       

45 

Clergyman 

1867 

1 

A.  L.  Dibble 

45 

Merchant 

1868 

1 

J.  C.  Shattuck '. 

45 

Physician 

1869 

2 

D.  E.  Hoskins 

49 

Merchant 

8.  Smith 

55 

Clergyman 

1871 

1 

J.  S.  Woodman 

51 

Teacher 

1873 

1 

F.  R,  Lord 

51 

Teacher 

1874 

1 

C.  F.  Low 

55 

Law}'er 

1875 

1 

S.  J.  Stevens       ...          .     . 

53 

Teacher 

1876 

1 

L.  T.  Flint 

58 

Lawyer 

1877 

2 

J.  S.  Sanborn 

58 

Lawyer 

J.  C.  Weston 

59 

Plrysician 

1878 

3 

J.  E.  Tyler 

58 

Physician 

S.  Warren 

06 

Clergyman 

M.  H.  White 

60 

Teacher 

1880 

2 

A.  T.  Akerman 

59 

Lawj'er 

I.  Stevens 

58 

Lawyer 

1882 

1 

R.  Parkinson 

65 

Clergyman 

1883 

3 

L.  Rannev      

63 

Physician 

J.  W.  Tarlton 

66 

Clergyman 

C.  A.  Walker 

62 

Physician 

1885 

1 

William  Barstow 

63 

Physician 

1886 

6 

B.  Butler 

76 

Lawyer 

D.  F.  Drew 

66 

Physician 

.  John  Giles 

70 

Teacher 

J.  L.  Hunt 

68 

Physician 

J.  P.  Perrv 

67 

Clergyman 

J.  D.  Philbrick 

67 

Teacher 

1887 

6 

W.  P.  Eastman 

74 

Clergyman 

D.  W.  Fessenden 

60 

Lawyer 

R.  C.  Hardy 

7:; 

Teacher 

T.  Hill 

67 

Clergyman 

K.  II.  Washburn 

64 

Lawyer 

William  Wood 

68 

Clergyman 

1888 

4 

S.  M.  Blanchard 

68 

Clergyman 

Dartmouth  College. —  Class  of  1842. 

Deaths  in  Order  of  their  Occurrence  —  {continued). 


Year. 


1888 


1890 
L892 


No. 


NAMES. 


F.  H.  Muzzy  . 

G.  Walker  . 
Hosea  Davis  . 
S.  Barrows 

S.  J.  Spalding 


70 

63 
71 
78 
72 


Profession. 


Clergyman 

Lawyer 

Physician 

Clergyman 

Clergyman 


List  of  Survivors  June  30,   1892. 


NAMES. 

Residence. 

Profession. 

Age. 

Yrs. 

Mob.  Days. 

J.  P.  Averill     .     .     . 

Boston,  Mass. 

Teacher 

7.") 

9     27 

B.  W.  Ball  .... 

Rochester,  N.  II. 

Lawyer 

69 

5       3 

G.  B.  Barrows       .     . 

Frveburg,  Me. 

Lawyer 

69 

6       8 

H.  B.  Bradshaw    .     . 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Lawyer 

74 

8       8 

James  Breek    .     .     . 

Oakland,  Cal. 

Lawyer 

72 

11     11 

L.  F.  Brigham      .     . 

Salem,  Mass. 

Lawyer 

72 

9     26 

H.  L.  Bullen     .     .     . 

Moline,  111. 

Clergyman 

71 

10     13 

William  Clark       .     . 

Westboro',  Mass. 

Clergyman 

72 

11     24 

R.  W.  Clarke   .     .     . 

Brattleboro,  Vt. 

Lawyer 

7G 

5       3 

G.  P.  Comings     .     . 

Girard,  Kan. 

Clergyman 

71 

10       3 

Charles  Cummings    . 

Medford,  Mass. 

Teacher 

75 

0     23 

Charles  Cutter      .     . 

Campton,  N.  II. 

Teacher 

70 

4       8 

C.  E.  Dearborn     .     . 

Boston,  Mass. 

Dentist 

71 

4       2 

David  Dimond      .     . 

Brighton,  III. 

Clergyman 

73 

2       8 

Caleb  Emery    .     .     . 

Charlestown,  Mass. 

Teacher 

79 

3     12 

B.  F.  Flanders      .     . 

New  Orleans,  La. 

Lawj-er 

7G 

5       4 

R.  G.  Gray  don    .     . 

Southport,  Ind. 

Physician 

72 

10     13 

Allen  Hazen     .     .     . 

AVestern  India 

Clergyman 

G9 

5       0 

H.  C.  Hobart   .     .     . 

Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Lawyer 

76 

5       0 

A.  W.  Hovey  .     .     . 

Bristol  Springs,  N.Y. 

Merchant 

73 

11     24 

J.  P.  Jones       .     .     . 

Georgetown,  Mass. 

Lawyer 

73 

2        7 

S.  G.  Nash  .... 

Boston,  Mass. 

Law}*er 

70 

2     2G 

Hiram  Oreutt  .     .     . 

Boston,  Mass. 

Teacher 

77 

4     27 

Moses  Parker  .     .     . 

Groveland,  Mass. 

Physician 

70 

11     29 

W.  G.  Perry    .     .     . 

Exeter,  N.  H. 

Physician 

68 

11       9 

Winthrop  Sargent     . 

Boston,  Mass. 

Physician 

69 

11     22 

John  G.  Sherburne    . 

Lowell,  Mass. 

Merchant 

71 

6     10 

T.  W.  Tilden   .     .     . 

Iluntertown,  Ind. 

Farmer 

7") 

7     15 

P.P.  Todd**.     .     . 

New  York,  N.  Y. 

Lawyer 

73 

4     11 

B.  II.  Twombly    .     . 

Savanna,  Mo. 

Lawyer, 

71 

5     14 

J.  B.  Upham    .     .     . 

New  York,  X.  Y. 

Physician 

72 

1      17 

A.  S.  Warner        .     . 

Wethersfield,  Conn. 

Physician 

73 

9     23 

Milton  Wason      .     . 

Saticoy,  Cal. 

Lawyer 

75 

5     13 

O.  C.  Wight     .     .     . 

Washington,  1).  C. 

Teacher 

74 

10     18 

Jonathan  Wyman 

Cornish,  N.  II. 

7.") 

1 

Dartmouth  College. —  Class  of  184: 


REMARKS. 

By  looking  over  the  foregoing  tables,  the  following  striking  facts 
will  be  observed  :  — 

That  in  the  first  twenty-five  years  (1843  to  1867  inclusive)  there 
were  thirteen  deaths,  leaving  at  that  time  (1867)  seventy-three  sur- 
vivors. Of  those  seventy-three  survivors  thirty-eight  have  died  since, 
leaving  thirty-five  survivors  in  1892. 

That  if  the  Class  be  divided  equally  as  it  stands  alphabetically  in 
the  catalogue,  there  will  be  forty-three  in  each  division.  Now  the 
deaths  to  this  time  in  the  first  division  have  been  twenty-one  and  in 
the  second  division,  thirt}\  Of  the  survivors  twenty-one  are  of  the 
first  division  and  fourteen  of  the  second  division. 

That  all  of  the  thirty-five  survivors  but  five  have  reached  their 
seventieth  }~ear,  and  those  five  have  so  nearly  reached  it  that  they 
may  be  called  septuagenarians.  If  to  these  be  added  the  eight 
already  deceased  who  reached  the  age  of  seventy  years,  the  number 
of  those  who  reached  three  score  and  ten  is  found  to  be  fortj-three, 
or  just  one  half  of  the  Class. 

That  there  have  been  fifty-one  deaths  in  the  fifty  years  since 
graduation,  or  one  death  in  each  year. 

The  ages  of  all  the  Class  are  given  upon  authority,  and  I  believe 
are  strictl}'  correct. 

The  callings  chosen  by  the  members  of  the  class  are  as  follows  :  — 

Clergymen 18 

Lawyers 28 

Physicians 18 

Dentist 1 

Teachers       14 

Merchants 4 

Farmer 1 

Unknown      2 


SECRETARY'S     NOTE. 

The  Class  of  1842  was  the  largest  ever  entered  or  graduated  from  Dartmouth 
College.  It  numbered  one  hundred  and  one  Freshmen,  one  hundred  and  five 
Sophomores,  one  hundred  Juniors,  ninety-one  Seniors,  and  eighty-six  graduates. 
Of  all  who  entered  the  class  from  first  to  last,  during  the  four  years,  forty-five 
failed  to  complete  their  course  of  study  with  us.  Hence  the  entire  class  num- 
bered one  hundred  and  thirty-one.  Of  these  forty-five  who  did  not  graduate  with 
us,  four  who  have  gained  marked  distinction  in  their  professions  may  here  be 
mentioned,  —  Charles  11.  Bell,  B.  N.  Comings,  Moses  G.  Farmer,  and  George  H. 
Moore. 


SECRETARY'S    REPORT. 


Correspondence  with  the  survivors  of  the  Class  of  1842  in  regard 
to  our  approaching  semi-centennial  anniversary  of  graduation,  revealed 
the  deep  interest  felt  in  all  that  the  occasion  suggested  of  the  past 
and  the  present. 

This  interest  is  beautifully  expressed  by  our  classmate,  Breck, 
who  was  not  able  to  be  present.  He  writes  :  "  Yes,  how  glad  I 
should  be  to  see  and  greet  you  and  others ;  to  testify  a  genuine 
common  sympathy  ;  to  recall  the  cherished  scenes  of  our  golden  age  ; 
to  remember  the  living  and  render  due  honors  to  the  dead ;  and 
finally,  to  join  hand  in  hand  and  heart  to  heart  in  paying  just  and 
grateful  tribute  to  our  Alma  Mater,  with  peans  of  gratulations  to 
the  class  of  '42  :  all  were  a  consummation  devoutly  to  be  wished." 

This  feeling  was  greatly  intensified  by  the  meeting  of  those  of 
us  who  were  able  to  be  present  at  the  reunion,  several  of  whom  had 
not  met  for  fifty'  years.  In  the  introduction,  it  was  enough  to  insure 
a  heart}'  greeting  to  announce  the  parties  as  members  of  the  class 
of  '42.  Recognition  was  more  difficult.  The  name  and  countenance, 
once  so  familiar,  were  still  fresh  in  memoiy  ;  but  neither  now  revealed 
the  personality.  Time,  with  the  cares  and  toil  of  life,  had  wrought 
a  great  change.  The  college  classmate  and  friend,  since  he  left 
those  consecrated  halls,  had  for  the  seventh  time  exchanged  his 
physical  body  for  a  new  one.  Still  he  was  the  same ;  and  though 
we  did  not  know  him,  yet  in  the  pressure  of  his  hand  we  felt  the 
same  heart-beat ;  and  in  the  glow  of  his  countenance  we  recognized 
the  identical  old  friend  who  was  still  to  be  named.  But  soon  the 
spell  was  broken  and  we  were  boys  again,  living  over  those  four 
years  of  college  life  and  recounting  the  stirring  scenes  of  fifty  years 
of  toil  and  responsibility. 

We  met  at  the  Junction  House,  White  River  Junction,  Tuesday 
evening, — sixteen  of  the  thirty-five  survivors,  namely:  John  P. 
Averill,  George  B.  Barrows,  Lincoln  F.  Brigham,  Ranslure  W.  Clarke, 
Benjamin   N.  Comings,  Charles  Cummings,  Charles  Cutter,  Charles 


Dartmouth  College.  —  Class  of  1842.  7 

E.  Dearborn,  Caleb  Emery,  Amos  W.  Hovey,  Jeremiah  P.  Jones, 
Stephen  G.  Nash,  Hiram  Orcutt,  Moses  Parker,  William  G.  Perry, 
and  Abner  S.  Warner.  Jonathan  Wyman  met  us  at  Hanover  the 
next  day. 

We  organized  by  electing  Judge  Brigham  president,  Mr.  Orcutt 
secretary,  and  Dr.  Peny  assistant  secretary.  Previous  to  the  call 
to  dinner,  we  sat  in  a  group  on  the  piazza  of  the  hotel  for  a  photo- 
graph, which  proved  to  be  so  satisfactory  that  some  thirty-five  to 
fort}T  copies  have  been  ordered  by  the  class.  This  picture  will  be 
framed  and  hung  in  the  Dartmouth  picture  gallery  among  others  of 
its  kind. 

At  seven  o'clock  we  sat  down  to  our  dinner.  After  dinner  the 
president  called  upon  the  Secretary  to  report  wThat  he  had  learned  of 
our  surviving  classmates  not  present,  in  the  correspondence  with 
them  while  arranging  the  present  reunion.  He  read  extracts  from 
interesting  letters  received  from  Breck,  Bullen,  William  Clark, 
Graydon,  Hazen,  Hobart,  Sargent,  Tilden,  Todd,  Upham,  Wason,  and 
Wight.  No  letters  were  received  from  Ball,  Bradshaw,  G.  P.  Comings, 
Dimond,  Sherburne,  and  Twombly.  Sherburne  has  since  been  heard 
from.  Others  present  wTere  called  upon  to  tell  what  they  knew  of 
the  living  and  the  dead,  and  thus  information  of  much  interest  was 
gained. 

Judge  Nash  presented  a  full  and  accurate  statistical  histoiy  of  the 
class,  prepared  by  his  chum  in  college,  ex-Governor  Flanders,  which 
is  here  printed  in  full. 

The  Secretary  brought  forward  and  described  a  scrap-book  pre- 
pared by  Mrs.  Julia  A.  Philbrick,  —  the  widow  of  our  lamented  class- 
mate, John  D.  Philbrick,  —  containing  autograph  letters  of  eight}'-two 
members  of  the  class,  with  class  circulars,  obituary  notices,  and  other 
interesting  matter.  This,  in  her  name,  he  presented  to  the  survivors 
of  the  class. 

After  two  hours  thus  very  pleasantly  spent  around  our  dinner 
table,  it  was  voted  to  extend  to  classmate  Flanders  our  heart}' 
thanks  for  his  valuable  statistical  history  of  the  class,  and  to  Mrs. 
Philbrick  for  her  thoughtfulness  and  labor  in  preparing  the  scrap- 
book.  It  was  also  voted  that  this  scrap-book,  after  being  supple- 
mented by  the  Secretary's  report  of  the  present  reunion,  be  deposited  in 
the  Dartmouth  College  Library.  We  then  adjourned,  after  arranging 
to  meet  at  the  college  library  at  eleven  o'clock  Wednesday  morning. 

We  met,  agreeably  to  the  adjournment,  at  the  library.  No  formal 
business  was  transacted.  Friendly  greetings  were  exchanged  and 
enjoyed  ;  and  the  proofs  of  the  photographs  of  our  group,  taken  at 
the  Junction,  were  examined  and  approved. 


8  Dartmouth  College. — Class  of  1842. 

At  four  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  by  special  invitation,  twelve  of 
our  seventeen  members  present  called  upon  President  Bartlett  at 
his  house,  and  spent  a  pleasant  half-hour.  Returning  to  the  chapel, 
a  cordial  and  enthusiastic  reception  was  tendered  us  by  the  Dart- 
mouth Alumni  Association.  On  Thursday,  several  of  our  number 
attended  commencement  exercises  at  the  village  church.  At  the 
commencement  dinner  classmate  Barrows  responded,  for  the  Class, 
in  an  after-dinner  speech,  which  was  warmly  applauded.      . 

Thus  was  this,  probably  our  last  class  reunion  on  earth,  keenly 
enjoyed ;  and  we  separated  to  return  to  our  homes  with  renewed 
attachments  and  man}*  pleasant  recollections. 

HIRAM   ORCUTT, 

Secretary. 

Boston,  Aug.  1,  1892. 


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